currency sign

noun

Any graphic symbol used as a shorthand for a currency's name, especially in reference to amounts of money.

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currency symbollousescarabsputnik
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Meanings

nouncurrency sign (plural currency signs)

plural currency signs

  1. Any graphic symbol used as a shorthand for a currency's name, especially in reference to amounts of money.

    Synonyms: currency symbol

  2. text encodingcomputingA specific graphic symbol (¤) which replaced the dollar sign ($) in some international text encoding systems, starting with ISO 646.

    Synonyms: currency symbol, louse, scarab, sputnik

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny graphic symbol used as a shorthand for a currency's name, especially in reference to amounts of money.

Similar
currency symbol

nounA specific graphic symbol (¤) which replaced the dollar sign ($) in some international text encoding systems, starting with ISO 646.

Similar
currency symbollousescarabsputnik
Also see
currency symbol

Translations

Bulgarian валу́тен си́мвол, валу́тен знак
  • валу́тен си́мвол (valúten símvol)any graphic symbol used as a shorthand for a currency's name
  • валу́тен знак (valúten znak)any graphic symbol used as a shorthand for a currency's name
German Währungssymbol
  • Währungssymbolany graphic symbol used as a shorthand for a currency's name
Cite this entry
APA

currency sign. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/currency%20sign

MLA

“currency sign.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/currency%20sign. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “currency sign,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/currency%20sign.

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